SA Couple Shares Rocky Love Story and Being Discriminated Against by Religious Leaders

• A young South African couple from Cape Town shared their diverse love story with Briefly TV Life and Briefly News
• The pair has gone through their fair share of heartbreaks while trying to prove their pure intentions to others
• Although some people discriminated against them, the love they have for each other grew stronger with each hurdle

A Muslim woman, Abdah Lee, and a Xhosa man, Luvo Klaas, fell head over heels for each other after meeting online a few years ago.

The pair has totally different backgrounds, but their love for each other made being together a splendid experience. Their first date was something out of a top-notch comedy skit as Klaas locked his car keys in the boot.

The incident was the perfect ice breaker, as they worked together to break into the car. After that adventurous trip to the beach, they’ve been inseparable.

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The pair spoke every day on the phone without fail and would set up dates to see each other. Their different cultures and religions did not stop them from pursuing each other, but the matter did create gruesome hurdles.

They introduced each other to their family and friends, who celebrated their lovely union. Klaas met Lee’s family around Ramadan and remembered being very nervous:

“Meeting your partner’s family is a big deal, and I did not want to mess things up.”

Both families supported the couple’s relationship and held a blended engagement party last year. Things started to get a bit rocky when they began to plan their wedding.

Facing backlash because of different backgrounds

It took them over a year to find an imam who would marry them. Most of them turned the couple down because of their different religious beliefs.

This was a huge strain on their relationship as it was the first major backlash they had experienced as an inter-religious couple. Lee explained that some comments were painful to hear:

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“They asked him to make everyone’s lives easier and just convert to Islam. That broke my heart because I couldn’t even begin to imagine what he felt during that moment.”

Klaas refused to convert to Islam because he knew he wouldn’t be doing it genuinely. The couple agreed that if he had caved in, the matter would have turned into bottled-up resentment.

Finding an imam to marry them

The couple finally found an imam who was thrilled to marry them. The religious leader encouraged both families to be present during the ceremony and dress in their traditional attire to celebrate the couple’s diversity.

Abdah and Luvo will get married in September and hope to have their Xhosa wedding ceremony sometime next year in the Eastern Cape.

Embracing each other’s culture

The diverse couple ensures to always celebrate each other’s cultures. Klaas participates in the Eid and Ramadan festivities, and Lee is always excited to learn about the Xhosa culture.

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Klaas took Lee to the Eastern Cape last December after he paid lobola for her to experience village life:

“I enjoyed it, but the language barrier was our biggest challenge as I cannot speak or understand isiXhosa yet.”

The couple is excited to embark on their next chapter and advises people who are scared to find love outside their race or religion to let love take the lead.

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Source: Briefly News